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# UNRWA

Last year
2022
Ireland to send €6 million to UN fund supporting Palestinian refugees
The funding will be used in Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip for humanitarian and development needs.
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Mar 20th 2022, 2:34 PM
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'You're living in a jungle and you have to survive': The reality of life in a refugee camp
Refugee camps in Lebanon are at breaking point but many people don’t want to leave their homes, instead choosing to improve them from inside.
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Apr 13th 2020, 9:00 PM
Ireland pledges an additional half a million euro to Gaza refugees
The additional funding will be channelled through the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA).
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Dec 1st 2017, 10:30 PM
The 33 photographs that took our breath away this year
From Leaving Certificate students to George Clooney, here are the most striking photographs from 2014.
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Dec 28th 2014, 9:00 PM
UN isn't happy about Israeli plans to relocate West Bank Bedouin people
It said this might make away for further illegal settlement expansion.
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Sep 21st 2014, 5:46 PM
Despite everything, one couple got married at a UN school in Gaza today
“I had planned everything: the music, the guest list, my bouquet. And here I am, getting married in a school with thousands of refugees”.
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Aug 13th 2014, 9:28 PM
UN chief says today's strike on a UN school is "a criminal act"
Israel says its operation is ‘changing gear’.
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Aug 3rd 2014, 8:41 PM
UNRWA spokesperson breaks down during TV interview on Palestinians' rights
Chris Gunness was overcome as he spoke about conditions for Palestinians in Gaza.
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Jul 30th 2014, 11:01 PM
UN suspends food distribution to 25,000 Palestinian refugees
The decision was made after demonstrators angry at aid cuts stormed a UN depot.
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Apr 5th 2013, 7:53 AM
Eamon Gilmore begins visit to the Middle East
The Tánaiste will meet Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during his four day visit.
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Jan 27th 2012, 9:14 AM